I've talked about, in person, the contents of K&R with people who were learning C; why did they choose to present things in that order? What kinds of practical

I've talked about, in person, the contents of K&R with people who were learning C; why did they choose to present things in that order? What kinds of practical aspects of the language are omitted? et cetera. I guess it depends on your friends, but I'll support the parent's case of some of those being great in-person discussion books, especially Knuth. And lots of great math books. Knuth's little "romance novel", Surreal Numbers, is a great example of a highly discussable math book.